Commodity-container.



G. H. WEST.

COMMODITY CONTAINER. APPLrc/mou mso uns 25. |915.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

FIELI- i "miran sTATnsfiiiaENT OFFICE. y'

Leioltif sttast To allwhomit'mayconcern:y,1 .i ,mi Beit known that LfGnoncn- R.- ...WEST citizenA of Y:the r United- States.,.resid-ing-A at, Pittsburgh,= count of .Allegheny an'dtate of Pennsylvania, mvo-invented certain new andv useful.; In'iprovenientsY in Commodity- Containersgwof which the following is a specification. .i.=1.- The present;inventiomrelatespto improve ments in Wheeledcommodityfcontainersi and. more particularly to structures. adapted' to form arwlieeledoy when thev commodity has. beenorenioved.: f. v.. Commodity rcontainers which are adapted. for vending-:purposes in whichthe container, forms a part ofthe.- vended package land which providean attraetivedisplay of the contents have. been; employedin.. various.

i forms, Sonie of which have been replicas'of various articles `in commercial'ruse; suchA telephones, ctc.;,rtlieseldevices being adapted i to conta-inthe commoditysuch as icandyin pellet form, `the containei-,-after the conten'tsha've been renioved,1for1ning an ornaf nient. view .of...tl1`e manner in iwhich this type. ofi container is. fvendevd,l the construction and'rcontents offithe container must be such as to enable the invention tolbe vproduced Aattveryvlow cost of. manufacture.. t

ljleretoforc, these devices Ahave generally4 beenv 'ornamental in` appearance, but .of substantially novalue as atoy, the limits relativeto cost of manufacture-beingsuch; a's' to preventaii intricate or elaborate'confstincf tion,es`pecially .as it'isdesirablethat the container. beof a forni which will notdanie age the-commodity the I material employed generally 'beings glassor other vitreous una'- l the usual type' of toys tractivein appearance' and durable .incconi struction but:` also 1 enabling the `commodity to beseen throughtheoontaner walls. x In the present invention,--l 4have provided ,a

` ture of an automobile,

.rib-'like 'structure indicated at 15 r tantissima patatasneaaaioio :l .u a. Il. 3.x. Appli'cationlerd June 25, 1915. Serial No. 36,350.

rriarlmeii fthe-lai# of-itliipiieseri invent; givingl the 'effect of a toy nfrelatiyelnihigh-,

oost otmnnufacture--isEoryinstance;:the toyi- Of. .the present intentionwlilkiop'erate; sim-. .eo lady." L01@ Wheeled: t0n.' mounted omzeilen: bearings., this `being. iduentoaithe ipantcular 2onstru.ction` and. arrangement/lof;parts@= :l The Objects ofthe: invention aire :therefore to. provide;construction@-.thisitnnefivhch is,..neat; and; attnactive ini.appearancesydmaz blef. .in .constlzuct-ion, eloent. ini operation,.;, anduvhieh can be manufacturedat a low COSE.. .i :man i .,Lfif 51".

To these and other ends, my invention. 7o consists in the improved construction .and combinationkot parte hereinafter .fully dei; scri-bed, intimated.I 1in .the .accompanying drawingsgnand.particularly pointedv .out in theappended` Claims-f 1 .111'21; 1 :wg-a 75 :Inath'e accompanying difaivilig'l,v inwhc .f similar reference-charactersindicate;fsirnilar parts in. 4each of. the aview's', ylfi'giu'elfisa. side 4'elevation .of.. ai..contpaiier of-v this type in the for1nof|a toy embodying-thcprinei-o ples vof ,the .present invention.; .Fig- 2 ist; a vertical:,longitudinat sectional Miln Ofi-1111.: same.- Fig.' 3. iszla vertical. cross; sectional; view .taken .ontheline-Btof Fig. 2;. 1 Figi.; Litis a detail sectional view of one ofthe' 85 wheelstructures, if* y .The .commoditycontainer in .the p nesent4 disclosure of.. the nventionl is; shown;J ass-.thel chassisand 4body of aIi-..automobile-of the.v limousine ty`pe,.A the` container being. formed. 90 ofiglass pressed into Ashape2 the-.-..p.orti;on-` within `which the commodity1s:received.be-r` ing indicated :at 11, `.the containeri being?.` ine-,f dieated` generally iat l0, the 4part. f1l beingf` shown rashaving an .iro ewtop; norma11y.95 closed by a slide- 12. havmgilopposite .edges i. extending into .groovesv formed `1n: ,the Ibody portion of the containers-'v;Thefsli deain thisL4 instance, is .ofailength greater-than; thelength of.. the openinggiandwnormally ypro-100 )eats over; aide fesse portion? of ,theo0n.-:, tainer lindicate .at 13,-:to.;siinulate :a .topiz extending oven-thefdrivens seat, :rL-The .fronti porti on: y of vthe "container riisz-isho'win'in the z forni of. the usual hoodand. radiator struc-w10@i this being indicated at 14;;` The 'containerlalsol has "aisuitable whichmay' represent the step and mud guards oi the automobile, these parts, with the exception yof the slide 12, being pressed into shape, and

ot an .integral structure.

This form of i chassis andbody is larged showing in rox p rough usa' ge;

mainl van example it being readily understood tiat various'ot cr forms may be given thereto to meet the individual desires of Vthe trade.

A characteristic feature of this construe tion of container is the employment of dcpendin'g lugs 16 at the front and bach, the container being; of a form' in which both front and rear supporting` wheels are employed. Obviously, where the container is of l a4 diii'e'rent form, as' Where it simulates ago-cart, but one pair `of lugs would be provided. These lugs are arranged in pairs, one puirbeing at the front and provided withV alined openings 17, the other pair being at the rearv and having alined openings 17. These lugs'are formed integral with the chassis structure, being of glass or other vitreous material, the distance between the outer faces of a pair ol? the lugs being the same in order that the wheel structure may be used interchangeably at the front and at 'the back.

A wheel structure practically comprises a pair of Wheels stamped out of sheet metal, mounted on an axle, the general arrangement 'being shown in Fig'. 3, and an en- Fig. 4. As shown, the axle 1S is formed with reduced ends over which 'the Wheels are passed and riveted, thereby making the axle and wheels a unitary structure. These parts are formed o metal and by'` reason of the riveting action, are arranged free from relative movement, so that when a. wheel structure is placed in position, all movements thereof are as a unit, and since the bearings within which the structure is mounted are of glass or vitreous material, it will be understood that friction Within the bearings is reduced to a negligible quantity `even though each lug is of a thickness whichV will give an extended bearing` surface contact between the lug and axle; The. apertured lugs are not only. o suiiicient strength to prevent bending or biealrng,:,but provide an operating elect equal to that which ivould be provided by theuse ofli roller bearings. lnaddition, the axle is of "s, form and strength to provide against bending, sol that the toy will remain .serviceale even though subjected to 'ln this connection, the Wheels indicated at 19, although of sheet form, are given a strength by the crimped portions indicated at 19*i and 1'9", the latter iorminga depression within which the.riv eted end of the axle extends, and at the rsame time providing a reduced surface o'pies of` this patent may ne obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the` Washington, D. G.

which ma pass into contact with the outer face of tie lugs in use without material friction being produced.

The wheel structure is applied by first riveting one wheel to the axle and then passing the axlethrough the alined openings 1 or 17, and then riveting the other wheel in position on the axle.

As will be readily understood, this construction of Wheel structure can e pro duced at an exceedingly small cost, while the chassisnr body portion including the lugs can also be produced at a low cost, the Whole formino,` not only anovelty as to appear ance, but a structure which is usable as a serviceable toy, capable of withstanding rough usage While possessing the in operation possessed by toys of greatly increased cost of manufacture.

What I claim is:- l

1. A combined commodity container and wheeled toy comprising a glass body having,l acommodity-receiving chamber, axles extending,r through and loosely mounted in said body, and Wheels carried by the axles.

2. A combined commodity container an Wheeled toy comprising a glass body having a commodity rcceivng chamber and havingintegral depending lugs each having a lateral opening, sai lugs being'arranged' in pairs with the openings in alinement, and a wheeled axle loosely mounted in and tending; through each pair of lugs, thc. axle and its wheels being; formed to rotate in unison, Wherebv the Walls of Said openings will term bearings within which the axles are tree to rotate.

3. A wheeled commodity container cornprising; a glass body portion and having,r a commodity'receiving chamber, said body portion having; integral depending lugs arranged in pairs, each pair having alined openings, and a wheel. unit carried 4by each pair of lugs with the ax e extending through the aliued openings, Said Wheel structure embodying an axle having reduced ends,-a wheel mounted on each reduced end with the end of the axle riveted on the outer side of the wheel to firmly unite the axle and eliiciency wheel to provide wheel and axle movements in un1son,said axlesbeing loosely mounted in and Jrree to rotate within said lugs.

1n Atestimony whereofA I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, GEORGE R. WEST. Witnesses: v l

- -Mamr MoLAosnLm,

Lois WINEMAN.

IGorrnuissioner oi latents. 

